Oregon police hiring, Q4 2026

1. Lincoln City Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “Hiring Bonus of $25,000--$12,500 paid at hire date, $12,500 paid upon completion of Field Training (FTEP)” posting$25,000
2. Bend Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “$10,000.00 Hiring Incentive” posting$10,000
3. Beaverton Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “lateral hires may also be eligible for a cash hiring bonus of up to $7500” postingup to $7,500
4. McMinnville Police DepartmentFor certified laterals · “DPSST-certified lateral hires with at least 37 months of experience are eligible for a $6,000 signing bonus” posting$6,000
5. Newport Police DepartmentFor new officers · “$5000 hiring bonus” posting$5,000

No department in Oregon changed its posted starting pay since Jul 22, 2026.

• Jobs. Open sworn police, deputy and trooper postings on Oct 20, 2026, read every week from departments' own hiring systems and state peace-officer boards. Civilian, dispatch and corrections-officer jobs are not counted; sheriff's jail deputy jobs are.
• Starting pay. The median of each department's starting figure for a new full-time officer, as its own posting states it. A state's median needs at least 5 departments.
• Hiring bonuses. Bonuses a current posting offers, in the posting's own words, until the end date it gives. Referral and retention pay are not counted.
• Lateral jobs. Postings only for officers already certified elsewhere.
• Pay changes. Starting-pay moves seen in the department's own postings over the last 90 days, with the posting linked.

Published by CopJobs. Every figure is as of Oct 20, 2026; the report is refreshed each week and published quarterly.